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washington state put into effect two news laws today with major national significance. as of midnight, possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana is now legal in washington state, following the approval of a state ballot initiative last month. in enacting the measure, washington is the first state to decriminalize recreational marijuana use and the first to do so anywhere by popular vote. meanwhile, same-sex marriage is also now legal in washington as of midnight after also having been approved by voters on election day one month ago. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from doha, qatar, but we begin in egypt, where six people are dead and hundreds are wounded following overnight clashes between opponents and supporters of mohamed mursi. tanks were deployed over the presidential palace today amidst ongoing scuffles. the violence marks the culmination of two weeks of protest after president morsi issued a decree granting themselves sweeping and unchecked powers last month.
washington state put into effect two news laws today with major national significance. as of midnight, possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana is now legal in washington state, following the approval of a state ballot initiative last month. in enacting the measure, washington is the first state to decriminalize recreational marijuana use and the first to do so anywhere by popular vote. meanwhile, same-sex marriage is also now legal in washington as of midnight after also having been approved...
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evening before the march on washington. he was at the hilton hotel in washington. now, he didn't like the way the march turned out, because he said it was like a picnic and that it was not strong enough. amy goodman: and he wasn't invited to speak. rep. john lewis: he was not invited to speak. we-i didn't have anything to do with that decision. amy goodman: after the civil rights and the voting rights act were signed, dr. king increasingly started speaking out against the vietnam war-his inner circle saying, "don't give that speech at riverside church," april 4th, 1967, a year to the day before he was assassinated in memphis, the "why i oppose the war in vietnam" speech. "you've got the president of the united states behind you. you got him to sign the civil rights and voting rights act," they said to dr. king. "don't take him on in a war that is not ours." yet he defied them and said it is. were you a part of that circle? what position did you take, john lewis? rep. john lewis: i supported the position of martin luther kin
evening before the march on washington. he was at the hilton hotel in washington. now, he didn't like the way the march turned out, because he said it was like a picnic and that it was not strong enough. amy goodman: and he wasn't invited to speak. rep. john lewis: he was not invited to speak. we-i didn't have anything to do with that decision. amy goodman: after the civil rights and the voting rights act were signed, dr. king increasingly started speaking out against the vietnam war-his inner...
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an nbc news anchor is under investigation in washington, d.c. after dispelling an ammunition magazine on a weekly show "meet the press." nbc news host david gregory held up the gun cartridges as he interviewed when lapierre. >> here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 wallets. isn't it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replace them and said, which can only have a magazine that carries by bullets or 10 bullets, isn't it just possible that we could reduce the carnage in a situation like newtown? >> i don't believe that will make one additiodifferent. >> he may have violated the law. why lt. governor brian schatz has been tapped to fill the senate seat left vacant by the death of longtime democratic inouye. daniel anywain a inouye's purported choice was colleen. russia's upper chamber of parliament has approved a ban on u.s. citizens adopting russian children. the bill is before president vladimir putin has indicated he will sign it. it is seen as a rich ought to remove after president obama signed a law denying u.s. visas and ba
an nbc news anchor is under investigation in washington, d.c. after dispelling an ammunition magazine on a weekly show "meet the press." nbc news host david gregory held up the gun cartridges as he interviewed when lapierre. >> here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 wallets. isn't it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replace them and said, which can only have a magazine that carries by bullets or 10 bullets, isn't it just possible that we could reduce the...
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spoke in washington on behalf of the brady campaign. his 8-year-old son was pulled into a classroom by the teacher and escaped harm at the shooting last week. >> i am an immigrant. i have been here for 22 years. i held these beliefs, america has a deep history with guns. it is part of american history. gun owners and people who handle guns, they know how to keep them safe and be responsible. our politicians will do whatever they can to make sure our kids are safe. and, you know, every time something like columbine, virginia tech, or aurora happens, i ever my eyes and think, something must be done. but all those beliefs were shattered on friday. now i think we all need to speak up. >> democratic congressmember dennis kucinich. >> we spent trillions on more, to wage violence thousands of miles away, and we become anesthetized to the wilds of or against millions of innocent women, men, and children are brought. it is no wonder we are grappling with domestic violence. and as and if we took a fraction of those drilling we use for war and use
spoke in washington on behalf of the brady campaign. his 8-year-old son was pulled into a classroom by the teacher and escaped harm at the shooting last week. >> i am an immigrant. i have been here for 22 years. i held these beliefs, america has a deep history with guns. it is part of american history. gun owners and people who handle guns, they know how to keep them safe and be responsible. our politicians will do whatever they can to make sure our kids are safe. and, you know, every...
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that we're not in washington as well as the date that we were established, tells you something about our history. in 1946, troops were returning home from europe and the pacific after world war ii. the joy of their return was tempered by public health concerns about what might be arriving with them. would their homecoming also reintroduce diseases that had been erased from the national scene? in the southeastern part of the united states, up until well into the 20th century, this was an area that had malaria. there was a lot of concern that as soldiers returned from areas, particularly in the pacific, which were high-incidence areas for malaria, that as they came back to military bases in the southeast, that there was a possibility that they would reintroduce malaria into the mosquito populations around those military bases, and so a little unit was established in atlanta, being that it was the largest city in the southeast, to make sure that those mosquito populations were kept under control around the military bases, so that malaria wouldn't come back in this part of the country. a
that we're not in washington as well as the date that we were established, tells you something about our history. in 1946, troops were returning home from europe and the pacific after world war ii. the joy of their return was tempered by public health concerns about what might be arriving with them. would their homecoming also reintroduce diseases that had been erased from the national scene? in the southeastern part of the united states, up until well into the 20th century, this was an area...
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joining us from washington is democratic congressmember dennis kucinich. this is his last again congress after serving eight terms. since 1997, dennis kucinich has been a leading progressive voice on capitol hill, into these articles of impeachment against george w. bush, voted against the patriot act, and advocated for ending the war on drugs. dennis kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008, down to create a permanent peace. he is former mayor of cleveland, ohio. congressmember, welcome back to "democracy now!" >> thank you. >> your term would be over except you have been called back on sunday, right, to do with the fiscal cliff? >> i have been in washington waiting to see if congress would be called back into session, as it should be. there really is no legitimate reason why the country should be facing serious tax increases for ddle-class and also spending cuts that will further slow down the economy. we have made all of the wrong choices. we should be talking about jobs and more people involved in paying taxes. we should be talking about rebuilding
joining us from washington is democratic congressmember dennis kucinich. this is his last again congress after serving eight terms. since 1997, dennis kucinich has been a leading progressive voice on capitol hill, into these articles of impeachment against george w. bush, voted against the patriot act, and advocated for ending the war on drugs. dennis kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008, down to create a permanent peace. he is former mayor of cleveland, ohio. congressmember, welcome...
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>> darrius, -- i am sure there will be a day for discussion of the usual washington politick debates, but i don't think today is that day. >> let the president know there is support from the other side, us, us that have been trying to fight to reduce gun violence in this country. are we going to wait for another massacre? are we going to have this discussion six months, another year, 12, at 13, 20, 100 people die? we cannot wait any more. >> do your congress member carolyn mccarthy lost her husband 19 years ago and the long island rail road massacre. her son was gravely wounded. she's become a leading advocate for gun control as pro-gun politicians and lobbyists fall silent. there is a seismic shift that could lead to gun control legislation. we will ask her. then we look at the fight to save social security as negotiations of the so-called fiscal cliff intensified. >> i do believe the opportunity is there, the parameters of the deal are clear, the path to a compromise is clear. and he hopes the republicans will meet him on that path and do something that would be very good for the am
>> darrius, -- i am sure there will be a day for discussion of the usual washington politick debates, but i don't think today is that day. >> let the president know there is support from the other side, us, us that have been trying to fight to reduce gun violence in this country. are we going to wait for another massacre? are we going to have this discussion six months, another year, 12, at 13, 20, 100 people die? we cannot wait any more. >> do your congress member carolyn...
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virginia is a much safer location the just across the potomac river in washington, d.c., which still has almost a complete ban on firearms. it is difficult to own them. >> christian heyne, what is the legislation you would like to see? what areas would you like to see regulated when it comes to guns in america? >> their specific legislation that has been presented before this congress and will be introduced again in the next congress, that was simply have not addressed. in 33 states, you can legally purchase a firearm without undergoing a background check. the u.s. department of justice says if you're a private individual, you can sell a gun to a stranger without the minister of a background check. the u.s. department of justice has estimated about 40% of guns that are bought in this country are done so without a background check. there is no justification i have ever heard the congestive i selling a gun to a stranger without at least screening and to make sure they are not a primitive purchaser. the names of individuals who are prohibited purchasers simply are not making their way i
virginia is a much safer location the just across the potomac river in washington, d.c., which still has almost a complete ban on firearms. it is difficult to own them. >> christian heyne, what is the legislation you would like to see? what areas would you like to see regulated when it comes to guns in america? >> their specific legislation that has been presented before this congress and will be introduced again in the next congress, that was simply have not addressed. in 33...
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a federal appeals court has cleared the way for a lawsuit filed by peace activists in olympia, washington over spying by u.s. military informant who infiltrated their group. declassified documents obtained by students for democratic society and port militarization resistance reveal the man everyone knew as john jacob was in fact john tower, a member of the force protection service at fort lewis. when "democracy now!" he wrote the story in 2009, one of the activists said towery had personally admitted to the spine. >> he admitted he did in fact spy on us, infiltrate us. he admitted he passed on information to an intelligence network, which as you mentioned earlier, was composed of dozens of law-enforcement agencies ranging from municipal to county to state to regional and several federal agencies, including immigration customs enforcement, a joint terrorism task force, fbi, homeland security, the army in fort lewis. >> the exposure of the spying led to disclosures of intelligence gathering and sharing about the activists by the air force, a federal capitol police, the coast guard, and loca
a federal appeals court has cleared the way for a lawsuit filed by peace activists in olympia, washington over spying by u.s. military informant who infiltrated their group. declassified documents obtained by students for democratic society and port militarization resistance reveal the man everyone knew as john jacob was in fact john tower, a member of the force protection service at fort lewis. when "democracy now!" he wrote the story in 2009, one of the activists said towery had...
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it goes from doha, to washington, to wichita, which is where the koch's are based. many may think that this is a conspiracy theory, but you look at where the money is coming from, these two brothers are the world's wealthiest individuals. their combined net worth now exceeds that of the world's wealthiest man, carlos slim. they have spent more than anybody, any company, even more than exelon, in campaign contributions -- >> the richest are? >> no. 1, carlos slim. no. 2, bill gates. number three, ignacio ortega. then warren buffett. if he took the " brothers together, we consider them -- koch brothers together, we consider them a single entity. they are worth approximately $80.2 billion. they have spent more than anybody on campaign contributions, lobbying expenditures, climate denial science. we are not saying they are the only force. they are part of the fossil fuel complex. but they are the financial force and ideological leaders of the counter movement. >> i wanted to ask you about an action that took place this week. i wanted to play a comment of one of the peop
it goes from doha, to washington, to wichita, which is where the koch's are based. many may think that this is a conspiracy theory, but you look at where the money is coming from, these two brothers are the world's wealthiest individuals. their combined net worth now exceeds that of the world's wealthiest man, carlos slim. they have spent more than anybody, any company, even more than exelon, in campaign contributions -- >> the richest are? >> no. 1, carlos slim. no. 2, bill gates....